M J Singh

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• Ph.D.
• Dean at Punjab Agricultural University

Cultivation of maize under drylands faces major concerns such as water scarcity and low nutrient use efficiency which threatens sustainable crop production. A field study was conducted during kharif season of 2022 and 2023 to evaluate the effects of prilled and nano urea on productivity, economics and soil fertility of rainfed maize (Zea mays L.)....

Soil erosion continues to be one of the serious environmental problems that hinder the sustainable agriculture. The Kandi region is identified as one of the most degraded ecosystem of India and is severely affected by soil erosion. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate the soil erosion in this region for successful implementation of appropriate so...

Climate has a significant impact on the production and productivity of agriculture and its allied sectors. Presently, climate change is a reality which has now been accepted globally. In addition to climate change, the increased frequency of extreme events, such as droughts and floods, poses a greater challenge for farmers and researchers and threa...

A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different in-situ moisture conservation practices on plant water status, soil moisture storage; yield attributes and yield in rainfed maize-wheat cropping system at AICRP on Dryland Agriculture experimental farm, Ballowal Saunkhri during 2016-17 and 2017-18. The experiment included five treat...

Experiment was conducted during kharif 2014 and 2015, under rainfed conditions using sesame cv. RT 346, insandy loam soil at Regional Research Station (Punjab Agricultural University) Ballowal Saunkhri, SBS NagarDistrict, Punjab. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of different levels of N, P and K on seed yield, nutrient uptake and agron...

Plant beneficial microorganisms are being used to improve soil health and crop yield in different cropping systems. Maize is an important crop grown around the world for food, feed and raw material for various industries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate two microbial consortia viz., microbial consortia 1 (Pseudomonas putida P7 + Paenib...

The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) integrated with the sediment delivery ratio (SDR) model employed in the GIS environment has been used to quantify the soil erosion and sediment yield for a small reservoir (Takarla dam) located in the Kandi region of Punjab, India. The catchment area of Takarla dam is 72.6 ha. The various layers incl...

AICRPDA centre Ballowal Saunkhri is located in the agroclimatic Zone-l in the North-Eastern part of the Punjab (agroecological sub-region 9.1) in the form of 10 to 20 km wide strip covering an area of approx. 3.929 lakh hectares which comprises approximately 7.8% of total geographical area of the State. This zone is located between 30°44′ and 32°32...

To raise the productivity of rainfed crops in the region, it is necessary to harvest the excess rainwater. Rainwater management is one of the most critical components of rainfed farming and the successful production of crops largely depends on how efficiently soil moisture is conserved in situ and the surplus run-off is harvested, stored and reused...

For attaining optimal yields, the essential plant nutrients are primarily applied through the soil and foliage, but the most common and effective approach for it is soil application. Contrarily, foliar nutrition is, sometimes, more economical and beneficial. The soil application of fertilizers is usually carried out on the basis of soil tests while...

Long-term tillage and nitrogen management are useful for determining how crop management strategies affect soil sustainability and crop productivity. The long-term impact of tillage practices [conventional tillage (CT), reduced tillage (RT1) and reduced tillage + herbicide application (RT2)] and nitrogen sources [100% recommended dose of nitrogen (...

IMPACT OF LOW COST INTERVENTIONS THROUGH FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATIONS ON CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS UNDER DRYLAND CONDITIONS Vijay Kumar, Vivek Sharma, Manmohanjit Singh and S C Sharma ABSTRACT Introduction of drought tolerant varieties of maize and wheat resulted in significantly higher additional yield of 35.6...

Frontline demonstration (FLD) technology is a noble initiative for encouraging adoption of the technology and foothills of North-western Himalayas, India to demonstrate the impact of improved production practices on productivity and the economics during 2012-2016 under rainfed conditions. The improved production technologies recorded 34.7% addition...

In this study morphometric analysis of eight watersheds of the Kandi region of Punjab, India was done using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information system (GIS). On the basis of the morphometric analysis, prioritizations of the watersheds for the application of soil and water conservation (SWC) measures and preparation of watershed plan wa...

Potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) are essential plant macronutrients responsible for mitigation of biotic and abiotic stresses as well as enhancement in yield of maize. In rainfed maize, low productivity due to imbalanced use of fertilizers, erratic rainfall and periodic dry spells are major constraints. Hence, a field experiment was conducted in ra...

The financial value of the household work done by home makers in India always remained unnoticed and home makers continue to be treated as if they contribute nothing of value to society or the nation. Therefore, the present study was planned to find out the economic contribution of home makers in the family income through their unpaid household wor...

The present study was conducted to test the efficiency and applicability of the EROSION-3D (Jürgen Schmidt, Berlin, Germany) model in the lower Shivaliks of Northwest India. Two similar micro-watersheds in terms of soil characteristics and land use were selected for calibration and validation of the model. The model was calibrated using the data fr...

This paper aims to study the long-term trends in different weather parameters, i.e., temperature, rainfall, rainy days, sunshine hours, evaporation, relative humidity and temperature over Lower Shivalik foothills of Punjab. The daily weather data of about 35 years from agrometeorological observatory of Regional Research Station Ballowal Saunkhri re...

This paper aims to study the long-term trends in different weather parameters, i.e., temperature, rainfall, rainy days, sunshine hours, evaporation, relative humidity and temperature over Lower Shivalik foothills of Punjab. The daily weather data of about 35 years from agrometeorological observatory of Regional Research Station Ballowal Saunkhri re...

A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2015 and 2016 at the research farm of All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture at Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Research Station, Ballowal Saunkhri to study the effect of real time contingency measures to mitigate mid-season dry spells in rainfed maize. Real t...

The trend analysis of historical rainfall data on monthly, annual and seasonal basis for three locations in lower Shivaliks of Punjab, viz., Patiala-ki-Rao (1982-2015), Ballowal Saunkhri (1987-2015) and Saleran (1984-2017) has been done in the present study using linear regression model, Mann Kendall test and Sen’s slope. Further, the data for annu...

The present study in the Shiwalik region of NorthWestern Himalayas revealed the status of organic carbon, N, P and K in soils and highlighted importance of soil test based application of the nutrients. The cultivation of the drought tolerant varieties of oilseeds with improved crop management practices resulted in 33.8% (sesame), 41.4% (raya) and 5...

Field experiments were conducted during 2016 and 2017 cropping system to evaluate the performance of polymer-coated urea (PCU) viz. neam coated urea (NCU) at different doses. The experiment was conducted at the University Seed Farm, Usman, Tarn Taran, Punjab, India. Treatments comprised of T 1 control, T 2 ; 100% NCU in 3 splits T 3 100% PCU in 3 s...

Maintaining sustainable crop production on undulating, sloppy, and erodible soils in Shivalik foothills of North-west India is a challenging task. Intercropping is accepted as a highly sustainable system to reduce soil erosion and ensure sustainable production by making efficient use of resources. Field experiments were conducted in the rainy seaso...

The partitioning of rainfall by plant canopies into throughfall (TF) and stemflow (SF) affects the process of rainfall infiltration into the soil as well as the ecological functions of soil water. A change in land use from croplands to orchards inevitably influences the preexisting rainfall partitioning and soil water replenishment processes. Howev...

Weather is the key source of uncertainty affecting crop yield, erosion etc especially in the context of climate change (Chloupek et al., 2004). The weather is being affected due to rapidly rising concentration of greenhouse gases in atmosphere as compared to preindustrial period due to the human interferences (Dlugokencky et al., 2015). The radiati...

Foliar application of urea is considered as an important crop contingency strategy to supply nitrogen (N) especially under rainfed conditions. An experiment was conducted during kharif seasons of 2019 and 2020 at Pathankot, Punjab to study the effects of soil and foliar application of N on growth, yield and economics of rainfed maize (Zea mays L.)....

In the present study, an attempt was made to assess the effect of integrated nutrient management in rainfed maize-wheat cropping system on productivity, nutrient uptake and soil properties. Field experiments were conducted for three years during 2014 to 2017 in a sandy loam soil at Regional Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Ballowal...

Field experiments were conducted using wheat cultivar HD-2967 during Rabi 2016-17 for evaluating efficiency of polycoated urea (PCU) (42% N) viz. neem coated urea (NCU) (46% N) under semi-arid tropical conditions in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, India. Treatments comprised of T1 100% N through NCU (3-Splits), T2 100% N through PCU (3-Splits), T3 1...

Repeated puddling for rice cultivation and extensive tillage during wheat cultivation in the north-west of India has adversely affected soil health. Adoption of resource conservation technologies (RCTs) is required for long-term sustainability of conventional rice–wheat systems. However, the behaviour of these technologies is site-specific. A field...

The book covers both the basic and applied parts in relation to watershed hydrology. The basics of soil erosion, measurement of soil erosion, runoff and rainwater harvesting and basic information about watershed hydrology and management is given, in order to understand the basic processes in relation to watershed management. The applied part includ...

M.J.S.) 3 Thüringer Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Referat 420|Acker und Pflanzenbau, Abstract: The Shivalik foothills of northwestern India are very prone to soil erosion by water due to undulating slopes, highly erodible soils and high intensity rainstorm events during monsoon season. Physically based soil erosion modeling is seen as viable me...

A field experiment was conducted during the rainy (kharif) and winter (rabi) seasons from 2012-13 to 2014-15 at Ballowal Saunkhri, Punjab, to study the effect of tillage and sources of nitrogen (N) on crop productivity and soil health in maize (Zea mays L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system. The experiment was conducted under rainfed con...

Subsistence rainfed agriculture is widely practiced in submontane Punjab due to high dependency on rainfall. The onset, intensity and distribution of rainfall is highly unpredictable in the region and hence, the productivity of the dryland crops is very low. In order to evaluate and disseminate the improved rainfed agro technologies, on farm trials...

Subsistence rainfed agriculture is widely practiced in submontane Punjab due to high dependency on rainfall. The onset, intensity and distribution of rainfall is highly unpredictable in the region and hence, the productivity of the dryland crops is very low. In order to evaluate and disseminate the improved rainfed agro technologies, on farm trials...

Numerous techniques have been developed in the past few decades for the mass production of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. The main obstacle behind the mass production techniques is the obligatory nature of these biotropic fungi and species level identification is not possible at early stage of development. Currently, in vitro cultivation method...

An experiment was conducted for eight years to evaluate the effect of five vegetative barriers namely Vetivar grass (Vetiveria zizanoides), Bhabbar grass (Eulaliopsus binata), Kanna grass (Sachharum munja), Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) and Napier bajra hybrid Pennisetum purpureum X typhoides) on runoff, soil loss and crop parameters at the resea...

A study was conducted to access the effect of thiourea on growth and productivity of rainfed wheat during 2012-14 with seven treatments of seed priming alone and in combination with foliar spray after 50 and 80 days after sowing (DAS).The physiological traits like dry matter accumulation at 60 DAS (33.8 g/m), 90 DAS (61.6 g/m) and at harvest (150 g...

Shivalik foothills are considered as one of the eight most degraded eco-systems of the country. A large portion of monsoon rainfall goes as runoff in the torrents originating from the Shivalik foothills. The average annual soil loss in the Shivalik foothills is 16 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ and in some watersheds it is more than 80 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ owing to steep...

1. Maize hybrids for higher productivity under rainfed conditions in Kandi region of Punjab 2. Improved variety of Pearl Millet (Fodder) for Kandi region of Punjab 3. Improved variety of chickpea for Kandi region of Punjab 4. Improved rainfed varieties of wheat (PBW 644 & PBW 660) for Kandi region of Punjab 5. Improved varieties of oilseed crop...

Soil quality indices based on soil characteristics can be used to assess the sustainability of soil and to assist in soil management decisions. Principal component analysis (PCA) technique was used to identify dominant soil characteristics in relation to soil erodibility in watersheds of submontane Punjab (India). Soil physical and chemical charact...

Gully-management strategies adopted in the Shiwalik range of hills in the lower Himalayas of India, which involve treatment of only higher order gullies, have not been successful. A study was conducted in the four selected micro-catchments in the region to monitor run-off and sediment yield variations in relation to differential gully-plugging sche...

Field experiments were conducted to study the effect of gypsum and phosphate fertilizer on selenium concentration in berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) crops in the seleniferous region of Punjab. Sulphur was applied through gypsum at 0, 4, 8 and 12 q ha–1 and phosphorus at 0, 60, 90 and 120 kg P2O5 ha–1 through di-ammoni...

To evaluate soil erodibility under different land uses and to study the applicability of nomograph for estimation of soil erodibility a field experiment was conducted under both natural and simulated rainfall conditions under four land uses viz. barren, cultivated, grassland, and forest in the sub-mountainous tract of Punjab (India). Measured soil...

Physical indicators of soil quality in relation to soil erodibility were evaluated in the submontaneous tract of Punjab (India). A field experiment was conducted with both natural and simulated rainfall conditions under four land uses-barren, cultivated, grassland, and forest. Sustainability index approach (Gomez, Kelly, Syers, and Coughlan, 1996)...

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate soil erodibility indices in relation to runoff and soil loss in the submontaneous tract (30 o 40' to 32 o 30' N and 75 o 30' to 76 o 40' E ) of Punjab (India). Study was conducted under natural and simulated rainfall conditions at four locations under four land uses at each location viz ., barren, cultiv...

Direct measurement of soil erodibility, resistance offered by the soil to both detachment and transport processes, is not only costly but time consuming also. So, efforts have been made to predict it from the soil physical properties. To evaluate soil erodibility under different land uses using natural and simulated rainfall and to estimate soil er...

A study on behaviour and pattern of gully erosion in foothills of Shiwaliks of lower Himalayas was conducted in 68 micro-catchments. The average gully density was 19.8 km/km 2 and the average gully texture was 839 /km 2 observed in the region. The average length of 1 st order gullies, which are primary points of runoff water collection, was 60.7 %,...